{"nrhp_refnum":"85002463","name":"Galband du Fort, Jean Philippe, House","other_names":["Bldg. #1"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"James St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cape Vincent","county":"Jefferson County","state":"NY","lat":44.12608934100007,"lon":-76.33330483599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-09-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one and one-half story frame house in the village of Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York, at the southwest corner of James and Lake Streets, built between 1818 and 1821 as a farmhouse.","why_significant":"It is a distinctive, intact example of vernacular residential architecture from Cape Vincent's settlement period. It is also the only building in the multiple resource area known to retain elaborate original interior furnishings and decoration from the French Bonapartist immigrants who settled there after Napoleon's downfall.","narrative":"Built between 1818 and 1821 as a farmhouse, this one and one-half story frame house stands at the corner of James and Lake Streets in Cape Vincent. It combines two gabled blocks joined by a hyphen, with a one-story wing on the north side. The south block began as a barn and was attached to the house before 1854. Narrow clapboards, corner boards, a wide cornice with returns and Greek Revival detailing mark the exterior, while a late nineteenth century porch has Gothic Revival arches. The main interest lies in the drawing room, where a coffered ceiling holds twenty-four original oil paintings showing George Washington, the Marquis de LaFayette, Napoleon I and Chateaubriand, along with birds, angels and other motifs. French wallpaper, a chandelier, an Italian marble fireplace and a gilded Louis XVI mirror remain in place. The original owners, Jean Philippe Galband du Fort and Count Augustus du Fort, were French emigres, and an 1854 deed specifically conveyed the mirror, chandelier and mantel with the house.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular with Greek Revival style detailing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and used as a village residence; originally a farmhouse.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.918573-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85002463.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313146","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Philippe_Galband_du_Fort_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6171325"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/jefferson-county/galband-du-fort-jean-philippe-house-85002463/"}